Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 8, 2020 Posted July 8, 2020 Been in lockdown since March because of the Wuhan virus doohickey. So for some excitement, I decided to watch a TV show on .22 TCM 40 Gr. cartridge. Don't know much about it, but it sure is a funny looking critter.
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 Never heard of it until I read your post. It does look funny...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Posted July 9, 2020 Well according to Joe, the TV host, it is somewhere North of 2,000 FPS and very accurate out to some long yardage. But it is a 40 grain bullet, so I suspect there is some butter and honey mixed in with those numbers.
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 It has been around three years or so. More toys for shooters to dink with. Probably a fun little round for plinking varmints with a 1911. Doubt I will get one , I have stuff in the safe that hasn't seen daylight for a year. Rex
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Posted July 9, 2020 Well, apparently they are playing with the 9 mm round necked down to .22 size. Inna Glock frame.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 32 minutes ago, Rex M Rugers #6621 said: It has been around three years or so. More toys for shooters to dink with. Probably a fun little round for plinking varmints with a 1911. Doubt I will get one , I have stuff in the safe that hasn't seen daylight for a year. Rex Only a year? Used to know some sisters from Vernal, Broadhead by name. Long ago in another world.
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 The .22 TCM is just a wildcat round made from a .223 case cut down and necked down. I've had one several years in a Rock Island 1911 and it puts out one hell-o-va flash from that 4 inch bbl. I understand Rock Island now also produces a rifle or carbine with that round. It'll make prairie dogs disappear in a cloud of dust.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Posted July 10, 2020 18 hours ago, Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 said: The .22 TCM is just a wildcat round made from a .223 case cut down and necked down. I've had one several years in a Rock Island 1911 and it puts out one hell-o-va flash from that 4 inch bbl. I understand Rock Island now also produces a rifle or carbine with that round. It'll make prairie dogs disappear in a cloud of dust. I guess I could see a little use for it in a rifle but in a Pistol or handgun, I want to knock something down when I touch off old inferno. Might make a good varmint rifle, but there seems to be a lot of them around now. I thought the .22-250 filled those shoes, and quite well I am told. Guess I will stick with my virtual 1911.
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